The most impressive feature of this documentary is its refusal to pay homage to the Michael Moore school of filmmaking. Meaning that just as it never becomes a one-man show, nor, too, does it fall into the trap of base stereotyping
Back in March, we saw ‘The Hurt Locker’ sweeping the Academy Awards, [...]
IT is amazing how our government responds to certain situations. Going back a few months when the issue of restoration of Chief Justice was still in dispute, the government was discarding all possibilities of restoration of Chief Justice. Ironically, however, the government officials changed their statements after CJ’s reinstatement saying that government itself was considering [...]
Pakistan Economy Watch on Saturday said a host of Pakistani businessmen have lost billions of dollars of investments in speculator-oriented Dubai real estate property downturn.
“Those who lured Pakistanis by showing them golden dreams of rich returns by investing in the oil-poor emirates have walked away silently, leaving the Pakistani businessmen in the lurch. These include [...]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has so graciously approved a massive loan for the Pakistan and the first couple of installments would be given to the Pakistani authorities without delay, which will provide a prompt relief to the economy. Pakistan already is under the burden of $46.6 billion, and without any thought about paying back this [...]
I don’t know who does this, but there is someone who comes up bright ideas every now and then in every government. Like he came up with the notion of privatizing the Pakistan Steel Mills, and now we are hearing about the selling out of Qadirpur gas field.
Pakistan has got very few, even rare organizations [...]
Suffocation in the shops, smell of heavy sweat, hot weather and extreme humidity are not the reason that people are finding it hard to head towards the markets in the first Eid of Summer after almost 36 years, rather it’s the security situation in the country, which has put the whole country in uncertainty and [...]
Amir Tahri, a columnist gives us an insight that what future holds for women in our neighbouring country Iran. Iran where even Shirin Ebadi: The Nobelist faces threats for backing women’s rights.
AHMADINEJAD’S NEW ENEMY: WOMEN.
IN one of his last sermons before his death, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini warned of “three threats” to his vision of [...]
Why the Dollar Bubble is about to Burst? IRAN HAS REALLY DONE IT…more deadlier than the nuclear.. The Voice (issue 264 -) ran an article beginning, ‘ Iran has really gone and done it now. No, they haven’t sent their first nuclear sub in to the Persian Gulf . They are about to launch [...]
